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Ashton Eaton and wife Brianne retire from Track & Field

Josh Cordell — Wed, 04 Jan 2017 19:12:53 +0000

The two-time defending Gold medalist, former Oregon Duck and the pride of Bend’s Mountain View high school has hung up his spikes.

Here are the statements explaining their decision.

New Duck coach, Storm win 3rd close one in a row… and other thoughts

Josh Cordell — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 18:09:13 +0000

The Ducks are going to make USF’s Willie Taggart their new coach. I don’t know much about him but those that do seem pumped about the choice! Personally I thought P.J. Fleck would be a great choice, but based on the reactions from those in the know, Taggart is clearly a win.

Summit boys basketball beat North Medford last night 56-52 in double overtime. Cam Baker hit a buzzer-beater to send the game into overtime, then Russell Wells hit a buzzer-beater to send it to a second overtime. In three games the Storm (3-0) have two two-point wins and a double overtime win. They are getting some good testing in before league play begins. I can’t wait for league to start. I’m expecting some very good Summit vs Mountain View boys basketball games. I also think Bend high will be very competitive in that mix as well.

With the Cowboys and Raiders playing so well, shouldn’t this be the best year of NFL football as far as fandom goes? I mean are there any two football teams with the National fanbase that those two have? I think the NFL continues to mess around with worrying about stupid things like celebrations and is missing what matters. Now the NBA on the other hand, they seem to have it figured out. I think this is going to be a season that NBA fans are going to be excited about, it already feels like an incredible one and we aren’t even to the All Star game yet!

Trinity Lutheran is now 3-0!

P.J. Fleck would make a great Oregon football coach

Josh Cordell — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 18:20:50 +0000

I’d love to have Western Michigan coach P.J. Fleck firing me up! I think he’d make a great choice as the Ducks new football coach. See the videos below.

Mannion’s have an epic family Saturday coming up

Josh Cordell — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 04:57:47 +0000

Sean Mannion is the starting quarterback for the Oregon State Beavers… his father John is the head football coach for Silverton. Saying that Saturday is a big day for them would be an epic understatement.

Sean Mannion’s Beavers host the Oregon Ducks in the Civil War game, a win for OSU would make them Bowl eligible, a loss ends Mannion’s college career.

John Mannion’s Silverton Foxes play Hermiston for the Class 5A state football championship in Hillsboro.

Former Bend tennis player signs letter of intent to play @ Oregon

Josh Cordell — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 04:16:15 +0000

Ethan visiting Oregon

Ethan Smith, who grew up in Bend before moving to Ojai, California to attend the Weil Tennis Academy, has announced that he’ll be playing tennis for the University of Oregon.

This is a big signing for the Ducks, as Smith has shown himself to be one of the top junior tennis players in the nation.

5 of top 8 teams lose… shake up college football rankings

Josh Cordell — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 21:24:41 +0000

Florida State vs Auburn… again?

And how is 4-1 Michigan State ranked ahead of 4-1 Oregon, when Oregon beat Michigan State?

AP Top-25
Full Rankings Here
1 Florida 5-0
2 Auburn 5-0
3 Mississippi State 5-0
3 Ole Miss 5-0
5 Baylor 5-0
6 Notre Dame 5-0
7 Alabama 4-1
8 Michigan State 4-1
9 TCU 4-0
10 Auizona 5-0
11 Oklahoma 4-1
12 Oregon 4-1
18 UCLA 4-1
20 Arizona State 4-1
24 Utah 4-1
25 Stanford 3-2

New polls are out, Ducks still No. 2 in AP

Josh Cordell — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 22:29:37 +0000

AP
1 Florida State
2 Oregon
3 Alabama
4 Oklahoma

USA Today
1 Florida State
2 Alabama
3 Oklahoma
4 Oregon

ESPN Power
1 Oklahoma
2 Alabama
3 Oregon
4 Florida State

Complete Rankings.

Pac12 QBs dominate ratings

Josh Cordell — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 22:20:38 +0000

With Oregon’s Marcus Mariota leading the way at number one, the Pac12 has four of the top 10 quarterbacks in the nation in Quarterback Rating.
Top 10 Quarterback Rankings in NCAA
1 Marcus Mariota, Oregon, 218.0
2 Seth Russell, Baylor, 205.3
3 Travis Wilson, Utah, 194.8
4 Blake Sims, Alabama, 190.8
5 Bo Wallace, Ole Miss, 190.0
6 Connor Cook, Michigan State, 189.1
7 Jared Goff, California, 185.5
8 Bryce Petty, Baylor, 182.9
9 Kevin Hogan, Stanford, 181.5
10 Kenny Hill, Texas A&M, 181.3
Other Pac12 QBs
14 Cody Kessler, USC, 168.5
15 Taylor Kelly, Arizona State, 168.1
32 Anu Solomon, Arizona, 154.3
37 Connor Haliday, Washington State, 153.1
38 Cyler Miles, Washington, 153.0

Marcus Mariota the early favorite for the Heisman Trophy

Josh Cordell — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 18:48:11 +0000

According to ESPN Heisman Watch the Duck quarterback is the early leader for the Heisman.

According to ESPN:
1 Marcus Mariota QB Oregon
2 Todd Gurley RB Georgia
3 Jameis Winston QB Florida State (last year’s winner)
4 Kenny Hill QB Texas A&M
5 Everett Golson QB Notre Dame
6 Amari Cooper WR Alabama
7 Ameer Abdullah RB Nebraska
8 Tayson Hill QB BYU
9 Bryce Petty QB Baylor
10 D.J. Foster RB Arizona State

Could Oregon be No. 1 in the next college football rankings?

Josh Cordell — Sun, 07 Sep 2014 06:55:03 +0000

Going into this weekend’s game against No. 7 Michigan State, the No. 3 Oregon Ducks were just three points behind Alabama in the AP poll. Florida State was No. 1 with 49 first place votes and 1,456 points. Bama was second with one first-place vote and 1,317 points. After the Ducks beat the Spartans 46-29 on Saturday, don’t be surprised if they improve on their five first-place votes and 1,314 points.

With by far the most impressive win of the season, Oregon should jump Alabama, but the question remains if they can catch Florida State this week.

Saturday’s games:
No. 3 Oregon (2-0) 46, No. 7 Michigan State (1-1) 27.
No. 1 Florida State (2-0) 37, Citadel (0-2) 12.
No. 2 Alabama (2-0) 41, Florida Atlantic (0-2) 0.